Oakland Jacks starter Bert Blyleven allowed 8 hits and walked 7, including 3 in the 4th inning when he also walked in a run, but still only allowed that one earned run in 8 innings of work. Boston’s Pedro Martinez had some bad luck when he took a 3-hit shutout into the 8th, losing it when Nellie Fox doubled in 2 runs. Mariano Rivera came in to close out the 9th for Oakland. Rickey Henderson and Tony Oliva grounded out, but Ted Williams drew a walk. Frank Thomas followed, taking the first pitch he saw from Rivera deep for a walk-off 2-run homer to win it for Boston 3-2. Boston improved to 20-16 with the win in this first game of a doubleheader thanks to a rain postponement yesterday.